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Anti-abortion attorneys ascend federal government ranks with Christian right...
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)...
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Column: I understand why Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving UNC
Michigan State University | Susan J. DemasOver the last four weeks, the University of North Carolina community has been on edge. After reporting surfaced that Chancellor Guskiewicz was the remaining...
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Less driving but more deaths: Spike in traffic fatalities puzzles lawmakers
California Highway Patrol officers work at the scene of a fatal accident after the vehicle plunged off an elevated section of Interstate 210 landing below on Michillinda Ave., just south of Foothill...
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US Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide
U.S. Supreme Court | Susan J. Demas WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear oral arguments and decide whether broad access to the abortion pill can remain legal across the...
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Whitmer: 700K Michigan households will get tax refund checks starting in...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces details of a tax relief plan alongside Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and House Speaker Joe Tate during a press conference on Feb. 6, 2023. | Photo by Anna...
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Okemos parents vent frustration and concerns over district’s handling of lead...
Okemos Public Montessori School at Central, Dec. 12, 2023 | Susan J. DemasSeveral parents, a former principal and even a young student all expressed their frustration Monday night to the Okemos Public...
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Flu survivor: ‘I hope other families — especially young kids — never have to...
Getty ImagesMichigan physicians, pediatric practitioners and a flu survivor on Wednesday urged state residents to get their flu shots prior to peak flu season. “Our collective defense against the flu...
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Whitmer signs more than a dozen bills, including child dental assessment program
Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesLegislation to establish a dental oral assessment program, protect seniors from financial abuse, and safeguard dogs and cats used in testing facilities, were among a flurry of...
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In Detroit, Gilchrist touts early Michigan rebate checks
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist speaks to reporters after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer presented her budget proposal to the Michigan House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Feb. 8, 2023. (Andrew Roth/Michigan...
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Okemos Schools lays out action plan for aging building with lead contamination
Okemos Public Montessori School at Central | Susan J. DemasParents and others in Okemos Public Schools (OPS) had an opportunity Thursday night to hear directly from the district’s administrators and...
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MSU students ask board to cancel reopening of the building where students...
Berkey Hall, one of the sites of the mass shooting on Michigan State University's campus, Feb. 15, 2023 | Susan J. DemasBerkey Hall, where two students were fatally shot in the deadly Feb. 13 mass...
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Census Bureau’s proposed changes threaten to undercount people with...
States rely on federal funding for programs that can aid the disabled. Advocates say changes proposed by the U.S. Census Bureau could undercount the number of people with disabilities and decrease the...
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Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first...
A pro-choice activist holds up a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade May 3, 2022 in Washington, DC. In...
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Flint marks 7.5 years in compliance with lead standards
Downtown Flint | Photo by Anna GustafsonOn Monday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) announced that lead and copper monitoring in Flint has been in compliance with...
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Column: MAGA Republicans look to impose nationwide abortion ban if they win...
Hundreds rally at the state Capitol for the MI Body MI Choice event on Oct. 2, 2021 | Allison R. DonahueGod bless Kate Cox. The Texas woman who allowed the world in on her private hell is heroic. She...
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Right to Life of Michigan president steps down after 43 years
President of Right to Life Barbara Listing of Michigan speaks at the Michigan March for Life outside the Michigan State Capitol on Nov. 8, 2023. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)Barbara Listing, the longtime...
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Susan J. Demas: It’s the season for giving back. Start by getting your flu...
Getty ImagesAs a seasoned journalist, I don’t exactly have a reputation around the Michigan Capitol for being warm and fuzzy. But I do have a confession: I love Christmastime. No, I don’t don ugly...
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Spending on health care in US rises to $4.5 trillion in 2022; a return to...
The percentage of Americans with health insurance reached an all-time high of 92% in 2022, in part because of the coverage for Medicaid patients required during the pandemic. But millions of Americans...
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Watson-Whittaker to lead reproductive rights organization’s regional efforts
Activist Shanay Watson-Whitaker during a Sept. 29, 2022 rally in Detroit to promote early voting. | Ken Coleman Reproductive Freedom For All on Wednesday announced that Detroit activist Shanay...
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Physician says residency programs must reassess post-Roe training for...
The Society of Family Planning found in the nine months after the Dobbs decision, the rate of medication abortion jumped, but overall, providers reported more than 25,000 fewer abortions nationwide. |...
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